AGM through VC or OAVM up to 31st December, 2022

MCA General Circular No. 02/2022 Dated 05^th May, 2022

The MCA in continuation to its previous General Circulars (including General Circular No. 21/2021 dtd. 14^th December, 2021) issued in respect to allowing Companies to hold AGM through video conferencing or other audio-visual means, has further decided to allow the companies to organize AGM through VC or OAVM in the year 2022 on or before 31^st December, 2022 in accordance with the requirements laid down in Para 3 & 4 of General Circular Nos. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020.

Further, it is also clarified that, this Circular shall in no way be construed as extension of time for holding AGM and the Companies which do not conduct their AGM within the due date shall be liable under relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

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General Circular No. 2/2022

File No. Policy-17/57/2021-CL-MCA
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs

5th Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001
Dated: 05.05.2022

To,

The DGCoA,
All Regional Directors,
All Registrar of Companies,
All Stakeholders.

Subject: Clarification of holding of Annual General Meeting (AGM) through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM)-reg.

Sir/Madam,

With reference to Ministry’s General Circular Nos. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020, General Circular No. 02/2021 dated 13.01.2021, General Circular No. 19/2021 dated 08.12.2021 and 21/2021 dated 14.12.2021, it has been decided to allow the companies whose AGMs are due in the Year 2022, to conduct their AGMs on or before 31st December, 2022 in accordance with the requirements laid down in Para 3 and Para 4 of the General Circular No. 20/2020 dated 05.05.2020.

2. It is clarified that this Circular shall not be construed as conferring any extension of time for holding of AGMs by the companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the companies which have not adhered to the relevant timelines shall be liable to legal action under the appropriate provisions of the Act.

3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

End.: As above.

Yours faithfully,

(KMS Narayanan)
Deputy Director
Tel.: 011-2338-7263

Copy to:

1. e-Governance Section and Web Content officer to place the Circular on MCA Website.

2. Guard File